Production designer J. Michael Riva passed away in Los Angeles on June 7. Below he is remembered by Jon Reiss. — Editor When I first met Michael Riva I thought he was a bit nuts. It was thirteen years ...

In “Django Unchained,’’ Jamie Foxx plays Django, a black slave purchased for about a hundred dollars and freed by a German dentist and bounty hunter named Schultz (Christoph Waltz). A straightforward ...

'It’s been a long time since the subject of a writer’s skin was mentioned as often as mine. You wouldn’t think the colour of a writer’s skin should have any effect on the words themselves' There ...

He said that his ultimate goal was to have people cheering at the end as the credits started to roll, and when he included too much realistic violence he surpassed the tolerance of the audience and ...

This week’s playlist includes new music by Peggy Gou, Home Is Where, Vagabon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs & Perfume Genius, Knocked Loose, CHAI, Jorja Smith (Nia Archives remix), Killer Mike (ft. Andre 3000, ...

The Django Software Foundation kept busy in 2014 by promoting, supporting and improving its open-source project, the Django Web framework. As the organization prepares for the upcoming year, it is ...

How Quentin Tarantino Got Those Crazy Blood Spurts in Django Unchained“He wanted the hits to be very meaty,” says the movie’s special-effects coordinator.

Keith Ellison, the attorney general for Minnesota, has drawn some scrutiny after likening Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to the house slave character of Stephen from the film 'Django Unchained.